Click here : 2025 CFA Youth Improv Final Slam Ticket
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Click here : 2025 CFA Youth Improv Final Slam Ticket ---
CFA Youth Improv
Serving DMV High School Students
With generous funding from:
DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities
Participating Schools:
-Duke Ellington School of the Arts
-Washington Leadership Academy
-Perry Street Preparatory
2025 Sponsors & Partners
CFA Youth Improv Residency is theater improv program that serves youth of color, 9th-12th grade in the DC, MD, Virginia area. Students study the techniques of improvisational theatre and sketch comedy through a 2 week after school residency. Taught and led by professional improv actors and CFA Repertory Theatre teaching artists, CFA Youth Improv is rooted in providing a safe space for youth of color to fully express themselves creatively through the art of comedy and social justice theatre while introducing them to the foundation of theatre performance. The 2 week residency culminates into a final showcase, The CFA Youth Improv Slam. At the Slam, students participate in friendly competition to showcase their newly learned skills. Students engage in a live, spontaneous, unscripted performance competition to see who will be crowned the best in improv in the DMV! The final Slam is free and open to the community and it's encouraged for students to invite their friends and family.
2025 Residency Information:
Dates: March 17th through March 27th (Mon-Thurs)
Time: 3:30pm-5:30pm
Location: The school must provide an open space for the residency to take place after school.
Final Slam Information:
Date: Saturday, March 29th
Slam Time: 1:00pm-3:00pm
Location: Amyla Center 1770 Euclid St. NW Washington, D.C. 20009 ( At the bottom of the LINE Hotel)
Lunch will be served for students
Benefits of Program:
Teaches Leadership, Creativity, Entrepreneurship, and Social Activism
Partners with local theaters, artists, and organizations in the DMV
Final showcase produced by and starring the students .al
Led by trained professional actors of color
Students will have the opportunity to join the CFA Youth Improv team to compete in local /national improv competitions
Past youth improv programs have been activated at DC Parks and Recreation, Dunbar High School, Maya Angelou Public Charter School, Kipp DC College Preparatory, Cardozo Education Campus
Meet the Judges
Angie Ange
From a dreamer at Howard University to a voice heard across the country as a nationally syndicated morning show host, Angie Ange is a media mastermind building her empire in radio, television and film.
A proud product of Prince George’s County, Maryland, Angie’s road to radio began at Howard University her freshman year when she joined the student-run radio station WHBC 830AM, eventually becoming Program Director.
Upon graduating magna cum laude from Howard’s School of Communications, Angie was well positioned for the next level. Her professional radio career began in 2006 at WPGC 95.5 in Washington D.C., where she quickly rose from intern to producer and on-air talent. One year later, Angie was offered a prime-time opportunity to host the night show at 93.9 WKYS in Washington D.C. Angie went on to host the night show for seven years. In 2014, Angie was promoted to host the afternoon drive slot until 2018, when she became the D.C.-area’s first woman to lead a morning show on a hip-hop station.
After successfully launching the Angie Ange Morning Show, Angie helped to create and build the syndicated morning show for Urban One now known as “The Morning Hustle,” heard nationwide. In 2022, Angie left Urban One and “The Morning Hustle” to pursue her business interests full time and full force, leading her take on executive roles in media, including Director of Content at Howard University’s WHUT television station, a PBS affiliate.
When she’s not developing, producing, and distributing content, you can find Angie Ange coaching and advocating on behalf of creatives and forming business partnerships with local entrepreneurs. Always a guiding light for youth, Angie founded the non-profit organization College Is Cool, Inc., in 2009 which continues to raise money for scholarships as well as provide student advocacy assistance. From talent to power, Angie Ange is growing her media platform and taking her rightful seat at the table.
You can keep up with her media portfolio by visiting www.38Madisonmedia.com
Contact: Social Media: @angieange -twitter, @goangie – Instagram, Angie Ange on Facebook
John Johnson
John A Johnson is a Native Washingtonian and is the 2024-25 Artist in Residence at the Honfleur Art Gallery in Washington DC. He is the founder and creator of Verbal Gymnastics Theater Company and also moonlights as a Poet/Playwright. Mr. Johnson holds a B.A in theater form the University of the District of Columbia and uses his background in theater to create a unique interactive experience when writing and performing. Mr. Johnson has worked as a drama therapist with a partnership with the Districts Youth Services Center. Some of Mr. Johnson's early career accolades include being a published author of a book of poetry called “Love for Her". He has written and produced six plays that reflect and celebrate the culture of his native city Washington DC. He has also been a three-time Artist Fellow of the DC Arts Commission. Other honors include participation in "Sounds of the Underground" DC HIP HOP Theatre festival one act plays. His most recent contribution is to a radio project at American University WAMU 88.5 in conjunction with the Association of Independent Radio called “Anacostia Unmapped” which captures the narratives of local residents in rapidly changing communities “East of the River” in Washington D.C.
Reginald L. Douglas
Reginald L. Douglas (he/him) is dedicated to creating new work and supporting new voices and currently serves as the Artistic Director of Mosaic Theater Company of DC. Previous Everyman Theatre credits include Crumbs from the Table of Joy, Crying on Television, and Berta, Berta. He has directed at Round House Theatre, the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center, TheaterWorks Hartford, Contemporary American Theater Festival, Weston Theater Company, La Jolla Playhouse, Audible, Bard at the Gate, Profile Theatre, Playwrights Realm, The Kennedy Center, Capital Repertory Company, Theatre Alliance, Pittsburgh CLO, Arizona Theatre Company, Barrington Stage, Cape Cod Theatre Project, Negro Ensemble Company, Theatre Squared, Playwrights’ Center, McCarter Theatre Center, Florida Rep, The Lark, New York Theatre Workshop, Spooky Action,
City Theatre (where he served as Artistic Producer), Studio Theatre (where he served as Associate Artistic Director), and many other national companies. Reginald has developed and directed work by nationally recognized writers including August Wilson, Dominique Morisseau, Lynn Nottage, Suzan-Lori Parks, Psalmayene 24, Kareem Fahmy, Idris Goodwin, Cori Thomas, Angelica Chéri, Nikkole Salter, Dael Orlandersmith, Kemp Powers, Jen Silverman, Ngozi Anyanwu, R. Eric Thomas, Brian Quijada, Matt Schatz, Amy Evans, Zakiyyah Alexander, Imani Uzuri, Dave Harris, Francisca Da Silveira, Khalil Kain, Chisa Hutchinson, Tearrance Chisholm, Josh Wilder, Larry Powell, Harrison David Rivers, and Donja R. Love. A proud graduate of Georgetown University, Reginaldis a member of the Board of Directors of Theatre Washington and of the National New Play Network. He received the National Theatre Conference’s Emerging Professional Award in 2020, the Georgetown University Legacy of a Dream Award in 2024, and was named a 2024 Washingtonian of the Year by Washingtonian Magazine.